Spelling and Vocabulary List 24 for the Week of February 28 - March 4

Spelling

1. wrestle
2. wrong
3. answer
4. dough
5. unknown
6. knapsack
7. honor
8. listen
9. climb
10. half
11. island
12. talking
13. design
14. scratch
15. tonight
16. limb
17. knot
18. whistle

Vocabulary

1. indication: noun: something that points out or indicates; a sign. The smiling faces were a good indication that everyone was having a good time.
2. taffeta: noun: a stiff, crisp, shiny fabric made of silk, nylon, or rayon. The ballerina's tutu was made of beautiful lavender taffeta.
3. contribute: verb: to give help or money. The women's organization was able to contribute ten thousand dollars for restoring the old school house.
4. humorous: adjective: full of humor; amusing. synonym: funny. People laughed all evening as they enjoyed the humorous play.

Spelling and Vocabulary List 23 for the Week of February 21-18

Spelling

1. shoes
2. sure
3. sugar
4. musician
5. patience
6. mission
7. occasion
8. physician
9. tension
10. conclusion
11. constitution
12. caution
13. constellation
14. addition
15. fiction
16. position
17. official
18. glacier

Vocabulary

1. jostled: verb: bumped or pushed around roughly. The passengers were jostled about when the train came to a sudden stop.
2. hearty: adjective: full of warmth and friendliness. My grandfather gave us a hearty welcome when we arrived.
3. emotion: noun: any strong feeling. The new father was overcome with emotion as he gazed at his infant daughter.
4. procrastinate: verb: to put off doing something until a future time. I'd better start writing and not procrastinate any longer, because the report is due tomorrow.

Spelling and Vocabulary List 22 for the Week of February 14-18

Spelling

1. thoughtful
2. successful
3. wasteful
4. wonderful
5. skillful
6. plentiful
7. government
8. amusement
9. predicament
10. excitement
11. punishment
12. arrangement
13. fearless
14. careless
15. worthless
16. thoughtless
17. useless
18. reckless

Vocabulary

1. endurance: noun: the ability to withstand stress or hardship. the marathon runner has teh endurance to run thirty miles.
2. inundate; verb; 1. to flood or overflow. 2. to overrun or overwhelm. The heavy rains caused the river to rise and inundate the lowlands. The nearby fields were inundated with ants fleeing from teh rising water.
3. vital: adjective: necessary for supporting life. antonym: unimportant. Clean air is vital to human survival.
4. phenomenon: noun: 1. a fact or an event that can be seen or felt. 2. something unusual and remarkable. Lightning is a natural phenomenon that has always awed people. The Beatles were a phenomenon that thrilled young people during the '60s.

List 21 Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of February 7-11

Spelling

1. scene
2. they're
3. through
4. heir
5. clothes
6. byte
7. aloud
8. cruise
9. crews
10. isle
11. principal
12. principle
13. hour
14. knew
15. two
16. write
17. chute
18. reign

Vocabulary

1. brawny: adjective: muscular and strong. synonym: powerful. The brawny lunber jack easily sawed through the logs.
2. curfew: noun: a rule that prevents people from moving around freely after dark. Our community has an eleven o'clock curfew for people under sixteen years old.
3. radiate: verb: to rive off heat or light. The heat that radiated from teh campfire almost melted the soles of my sneakers.
4. prosperous: adjective: having economic well-being. synonym: wealthy. The prosperous business donated thousands of dollars so that a swimming pool could be built at the high school.

List 20 Spelling and Vocabulary for the Week of January 31 - February 4

1. kindness
2. darkness
3. happiness
4. loneliness
5. sadness
6. weakness
7. exactly
8. honestly
9. speedily
10. angrily
11. happily
12. friendly
13. especially
14. teacher
15. actor
16. liar
17. biologist
18. assistant

Vocabulary:

1. vicinity: noun: the area nearby. There are three playgrounds in the vicinity of my home.
2. annex: verb: to add or attach to something larger. noun: a wing added to a building. The hospital had to annex a building next door when it opened the new pediatic annex.
3. tantalize: verb: to tease with something desirable but withhould it. It is cruel to tantalize caged animals with tempting foods.
4. contemporary: adjective: up-to-date; modern or current. antonym: old. The contemporary digital clock looked out of place among the antique furnishings.